U.S. Is in Desperate Need of Rain

In your potentially troubling environmental news of the day, there are only two states in the U.S. that aren't experiencing "abnormally dry" or drought conditions, meaning that the country is the driest its been since 2007. Congratulations, Ohio and Alaska! You're totally drought-free!

Eyes are on Texas and the South which are still recovering from $10 billion of agricultural losses and those awful wildfires from last year. And if you look at the angry-looking map below, it's basically the color of terrible acne--which is not a good thing, despite Texas' wetter than usual winter. "The state dropped from 100% in the four categories of drought in late September to 64% this week. Much of western Texas remains in extreme to exceptional drought," reports USA Today. According to The Associated Press' Rami Plushnick-Masti, Texans seem to have learned from last year's drought and are planning to implement precautions like water restrictions in its major cities. But, AP mentions a giant, troublesome problem: "One obstacle looms over many of these efforts: The state can make elaborate plans for water needs, but it has no authority or tools to ensure the plans are actually implemented."